Businessman.
Born in Hastings County, Ontario on 2 June 1861, son of Philip Morden and Mary Jane Eaton, he came with his parents to Manitoba in 1875 and homesteaded near Thornhill for six years. He then moved to Pilot Mound where he operated a livery business. In 1906, he formed a real estate company, in partnership with his brother, Delbert Wells Morden, at Pilot Mound. He also worked as a bailiff and the local postmaster.
On 15 September 1884, he married Emma Elizabeth Cressard (1867-1951) and they had six children: Florence May Morden (1885-?, wife of Frederick B. Bingham), George Wellington Morden (1887-?), Beatrice Myrtle Morden (1890-?), William Ross Morden (1892-?), Hattie Fern Morden (1895-?), and Clarice Beryl Morden (1897-?). He was a member of the Loyal Orange Lodge and Methodist Episcopal Church.
He died at Pilot Mound on 17 July 1927 and was buried in the Pilot Mound Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Florence May Morden, George Wellington Morden, Beatrice Myrtle Morden, William Ross Morden, Hattie Fern Morden, Clarice Beryl Morden], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Florence May Morden, Frederick B. Bingham], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registrations [William Albert Morden, Emma Elizabe Morden], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Sudden death of postmaster Morden,” Pilot Mound Sentinel, 21 July 1927, page 1.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 May 2024
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